A visit to the Osburn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Osburn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Osburn Cemetery:
34.8951, -85.2786
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Osburn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Osburn Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Osburn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Osburn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Osburn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Osburn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chickamauga Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Chickamauga Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamauga Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Mission Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellis Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Family Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Family Cemetery
- District Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burning Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Burning Bush Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Bush Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burning Bush Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Ringgold.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33069 <5>
- Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park
- The Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Tennessee - Georgia Memorial Cemetery
- Chattanooga Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garrett Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Owings Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Peavine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Peavine Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine Cemetery
- Old Post Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Post Oak Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Post Oak Cemetery
- Cloud Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Lookout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- The Rock Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Spring UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36654 <5>
- Boynton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boynton Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Cemetery
- Dietz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dietz Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Osburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Osburn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chickamauga
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Fort Oglethorpe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Dewberry Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Flintstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Rock Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Chattanooga Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Rossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- East Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lookout Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Kensington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tiftonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Ridgeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Orchard Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Osburn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Osburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chickamauga
- East Ridge
- Ringgold
- Rossville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Osburn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Walker County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Osburn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #320103 (Osburn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320103 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Walker
- Est. Elev: 243 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Oglethorpe
- Location given for Osburn Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8950765 Lon: -85.2785671
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Osburn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |